Ankara to Kandy: time difference
Kandy is 2 h 30 min ahead of Ankara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ankara 21:34 9:34 PM Kandy 00:04 12:04 AM You –:–
21:34 9:34 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:53
00:04 12:04 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:49
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+2 h 30 min
Kandy is 2 h 30 min ahead of Ankara.
When you, Ankara and Kandy are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Ankara
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇱🇰 Kandy
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Ankara | 🇱🇰 Kandy |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:34 | 00:04 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Ankara | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:13 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 10 h 40 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 5,864,049 | 125,000 |
Compare Ankara with another city
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Ankara and Kandy: common questions
How far ahead of Ankara is Kandy?
Kandy is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Ankara: UTC+5:30 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Kandy when it is 9:00 AM in Ankara?
When it is 9:00 AM in Ankara, it is 11:30 AM in Kandy.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ankara, what time is it in Kandy?
At 6:00 PM in Ankara, clocks in Kandy show 8:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Kandy from Ankara?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Ankara – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kandy – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kandy compared with Ankara?
The new day starts in Kandy earlier: at 9:30 PM in Ankara it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Kandy, Ankara is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Ankara and Kandy change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Ankara nor in Kandy, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
